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Proverb of the Week

PHRASE OF THE WEEK... "To have a sweet tooth" (to be fond of sweet things like candy and desserts) - Charles has a very sweet tooth - Carlos es muy goloso.
Showing posts with label Practical English. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Practical English. Show all posts

Tuesday, 15 March 2011

Asking and giving directions


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HOW TO ASK FOR DIRECTIONS
  • Excuse me, where is the nearest bank?
  • How do I get to (the) . . . ?
  • Can you tell me how to get to (the) . . . (from here)?
  • What’s the best way to get to (the) . . . ? 
  • Excuse me, do you know if there is a . . . near here?

HOW TO LOCATE PLACES

  • The bank is next to the library.
  • The library is on the corner of Main Street and Park Avenue.
  • The park is in front of the department store.
  • The shoe shop is opposite the hospital.
  • The shopping centre is near / close to the cathedral

HOW TO GIVE DIRECTIONS

  • Go straight on
  • Go up / down High Street
  • Turn left / right
  • Take the second (turning on the) left /right
  • Walk past the (post office)
  • Cross the street
  • The (bookshop) will be on your left / right
  • Take Baker Street
  • Walk two blocks

EXAMPLE

  • (First,) go down this street (for three blocks)
  • (Then,) turn right at the zebra crossing.
  • (After that,) go straight on Park Avenue until you get to the traffic lights.
  • (When you get to the traffic lights), turn right again.
  • The bank will be on your left, next to the police station. You won’t miss it.
Now, you can get more practice with these listening activities:

Would you like to play another game? if so, play this Reading game.
- READING - Game (from BBC) 

WATCH & LISTEN: Homes in Britain
To understand directions in English coming from people or machines, watch the first video and then do the activities in the second one.
FIRST VIDEO


SECOND VIDEO

And finally, enjoy this video!


Saturday, 5 February 2011

At the airport

Would you like to practise vocabulary and useful expressions to use when you are at the airport?
Have you ever seen the film "The Terminal"? The first link shows you a very interesting activity with real English. Click HERE to see Tom Hanks talking to the immigration officers at the airport. Tom Hanks makes some mistakes, but you can try to correct them.

The second activity is a listening exercise. It is a conversation at the immigration and customs office at the airport. Listen to it carefully and try to choose the correct answer for each question. To start the exercise, just click HERE
Nota: Después de hacer la escucha un par de veces, podéis hacer click donde pone "Quiz Script" para leer lo que realmente dicen en la conversación.